What is the Greatest Common Factor of 88220 and 88231?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 88220 and 88231 is 11.

GCF(88220,88231) = 11

We will now calculate the prime factors of 88220 and 88231, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 88220 and 88231.

How to find the GCF of 88220 and 88231?

We will first find the prime factorization of 88220 and 88231. After we will calculate the factors of 88220 and 88231 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 88220

Prime factors of 88220 are 2, 5, 11, 401. Prime factorization of 88220 in exponential form is:

88220 = 2² × 5¹ × 11¹ × 401¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 88231

Prime factors of 88231 are 11, 13, 617. Prime factorization of 88231 in exponential form is:

88231 = 11¹ × 13¹ × 617¹

Step-3: Factors of 88220

List of positive integer factors of 88220 that divides 88220 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 20, 22, 44, 55, 110, 220, 401, 802, 1604, 2005, 4010, 4411, 8020, 8822, 17644, 22055, 44110

Step-4: Factors of 88231

List of positive integer factors of 88231 that divides 88220 without a remainder.

1, 11, 13, 143, 617, 6787, 8021

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 88220 and 88231. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 88220 and 88231 is 11.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 88220 and 88231